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As we move into a world of connected devices, the Internet of Things, our cars will become more integrated with the rest of our lives, especially our homes. Mike Mansuetti, president–Bosch Automotive in North America, talks about the company’s efforts and how this could turn into a new area of business...More

Byton is a Chinese EV startup, one of the newest startups in the business, but it went out and hired a seasoned pro to design its vehicles. Benoit Jacob points out different aspects of the interior and exterior of this vehicle, including range and price....More

“Smart Cities” is one of the key topics at CES this year and Ford sees how it can play a role in making cities less congested. Erica Klampfl, the director of Ford’s Greenfield Labs in Silicon Valley, says the key to improving mobility is make it people-centric, not tech-centric....More

Suppliers can play a significant role in developing and selling autonomous technology to automakers. But different automakers will follow different strategies. That’s why Magna is developing different “building blocks” that will allow automakers to choose what they want to buy....More

Nissan just unveiled its next generation electric car architecture and the IMx concept car demonstrates the bandwidth it offers. Alfonso Albaisa, the head of design at Nissan, takes us on a tour of the car....More

Automakers and suppliers continue to identify CES as an important venue for displaying new technologies, catching up on the latest trends and checking up on rivals, especially in the areas of autonomous driving, artificial intelligence and connected vehicles.

The race to an autonomous world is wide open and the field is getting really crowded. At Toyota, the focus is on three easy steps. 1. Make it work. 2. Make it work really well. 3. Take out the cost. James Kuffner takes us on a walk-around of their latest AV effort. He points out how they’re integrating AV sensors into their car, working hand in hand with Toyota’s CALTY design staff to clean up the look and get this technology on the road in just a few years....More

You could call it a catch-up play. Volkswagen just signed up with Silicon Valley start-up Aurora to quickly develop Autonomous Vehicles. But don’t look for AVs to be in Volkswagen’s showrooms anytime soon. That’s not what this deal is about. Aurora’s founders bring a backdrop of experience from Google and Tesla. Their task is to help shrink the time frame for VW to get AVs into production. And that will launch the giant German automaker into the business of mobility services....More

Aurora is a Silicon Valley start-up with a wealth of experience in Autonomous Vehicles thanks to the time its founders spent at Google and Tesla. Now Volkswagen has tapped Aurora to get it up to speed in autonomy ASAP. There are still a lot of details to be worked out, and others that have not yet been publicly revealed. But here’s a quick overview of where the deal stands at this moment....More